Chapter 631 : The Panties in Hand Are
“It’s already this late, huh?”
Ling Ning, who was arduously typing away, suddenly heard Ye Xuan mutter those words. Reflexively, she glanced at the lower-right corner of her computer screen and found that it was indeed quite late.
“Um, Ye Xuan, aren’t you going home?” Ling Ning asked cautiously.
“Yes, I should be heading back.” Ye Xuan said as she slowly crawled out from under the kotatsu, muttering under her breath, “I wonder if there’ll be hooligans or perverts out there. The roads are so dark—what if I step on something or kick something?”
Her self-talk wasn’t loud, but just loud enough for Ling Ning to hear.
After hearing Ye Xuan’s words, Ling Ning immediately understood what she was implying. She also realized why Ye Xuan had brought up the time at this particular moment—she had done it on purpose, absolutely on purpose!
Although Ling Ning knew this, she couldn’t in good conscience let a girl head home so late by herself.
With a light sigh, Ling Ning slowly spoke up. “Um… Ye Xuan, why don’t you stay here tonight? I can sleep in Ye Ye’s room.”
“Would it really not be too much trouble?”
“Don’t worry about it; it’s no trouble at all!”
Hearing Ling Ning’s response, Ye Xuan gave a small nod and returned to the kotatsu.
As for Ling Ye, she was more than happy with the arrangement. After all, her mom said she’d sleep in her room tonight—which was simply wonderful.
As if she had just remembered something, Ye Xuan slowly turned to Ling Ning and said, “Ling Ning, could I borrow a change of clothes?”
“Got it. It’s late already, so go take a bath. I’ll get the clothes for you.” Ling Ning spoke as she crawled out from under the kotatsu and went to her room to find clothes for Ye Xuan.
Thankfully, their body sizes were fairly similar, so there was no need to worry about fitting.
“Here are the clothes—go ahead and take a bath.”
After handing the clothes to Ye Xuan, Ling Ning returned to the living room and resumed her writing. Without Ye Xuan’s interruptions, she could finally focus properly. She resolved to finish her updates before Ye Xuan came out of the bath!
Meanwhile, Ling Ye yawned and said to her mom, “Mom, I’m going to sleep now.”
“Alright, make sure to sleep further inside the bed. I’ll join you after I finish writing.”
“Okay.”
Once Ling Ye left, the living room grew quiet, with only the faint sound of Ling Ning’s keyboard breaking the silence.
Without Ye Xuan’s distractions, Ling Ning’s writing speed increased dramatically. She didn’t know why, but her current thoughts were solely on finishing her updates and, afterward, changing her panties.
As she was engrossed in writing, she failed to notice a figure quietly standing beside her, silently observing.
Before long, Ling Ning stretched her arms with a satisfied sigh after completing her writing. Just as she was about to fully stretch, she felt herself being hugged from behind. The sensation was definitely not her daughter—there was no doubt it was Ye Xuan.
“You finished your bath so quickly?”
“Mm.”
With a soft hum of acknowledgment, Ye Xuan slowly released Ling Ning and crawled back into the kotatsu. What surprised Ling Ning was that Ye Xuan didn’t extend her “pig hand” this time, which was quite unexpected.
Sensing Ling Ning’s thoughts, Ye Xuan asked, “Ling Ning, do you dislike that feeling?”
“What feeling?”
“The feeling of me touching your legs.”
“I wouldn’t say I dislike it. It’s just that I’m not used to it. You know how sensitive my legs are. If I’m wearing stockings or something, it’s fine, but if it’s direct contact, I…”
Ling Ning trailed off, her expression tinged with embarrassment.
“Ling Ning, being in such a state must feel uncomfortable, doesn’t it?”
“W-What are you saying?”
“You know what I mean. Do you need my help?”
“No… no need. Anyway, it’s late, and I have work tomorrow. Ye Xuan, you should go to bed early too.” Ling Ning blinked rapidly, grabbed her laptop, and headed to her daughter’s room.
She wasn’t sure why she felt the need to escape—maybe it was just embarrassment from having her thoughts exposed so directly.
With a helpless sigh, Ling Ning climbed into her daughter’s bed.
Noticing this, Ling Ye instinctively shifted to a warmer spot on the bed, making room for her mom.
Seeing her daughter’s small gesture, Ling Ning’s lips curved into a faint smile. Having her daughter warm the bed for her was truly a blessing.
The warmth of the bed was incredibly comfortable, but there was still one discomfort—her damp panties. It was all Ye Xuan’s fault!
With another sigh, Ling Ning closed her eyes.
After a while, she opened them again. No, she couldn’t sleep like this. She needed to change her panties—it was unbearable otherwise.
Quietly lifting the blanket, Ling Ning tiptoed out of bed, carefully opened the door, and stepped into the dark hallway. Despite the lack of light, she could still make out basic outlines.
Opening her own bedroom door, she glanced at the bed to ensure Ye Xuan was asleep before exhaling in relief. If Ye Xuan caught her sneaking out to change her panties…
Gently pulling open the bottom drawer of her wardrobe, Ling Ning blindly grabbed a pair before closing the drawer.
Just as she was about to leave, she noticed Ye Xuan was no longer on the bed.
The sudden realization made her freeze. Before she could react, she felt a push from behind. By the time she came to her senses, she was already on the bed—with someone pressing down on her.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out that the person was Ye Xuan.
“Oh, it’s you, Ling Ning. Sneaking in at night—I thought it was a thief~” Ye Xuan’s tone was as calm as ever, but Ling Ning could detect a hint of teasing.
“I-I was just checking if you’d kicked off the blanket. That’s all.”
“Is that so? Then could you explain what’s with the panties in your hand?”
“Uh…”